Beatnik Poetry Slam – Vacation

*Zildjian Clevis whips two shiny silver spoons from his pockets, one in each hand. He moves them both to his right hand, and slowly at first but gaining speed, clacks, plunks and drums them together in a rising crescendo of madness, then-
silence…*
*El Guapo strides to the stage, clove cigarette in hand, travel brochures overflowing his pockets, ostrich feather rising from his porkpie hat

He takes a long drag on the cigarette, the scent of cloves and fresh cut glass permeating the coffee house. He nods to Zildjian*

Vacation*plunk*
The car…
The steed.*ching*
Gleams in the sun in the driveway.
We sort…*clack*
We stuff.
Everything in its appointed place.
The water…
The snacks.
The GPS as a beacon.*ch-ch-ch-chrak*
Our clothes…
Our toys.
To accompany us on our way.
We journey…*plinkety-plinkplink*
Ever onward.
The road unrolls before us.
The miles…
The hours.*plunk*
Quiet companionship interrupted by a question:

I’ve been known to go back to check the door two or three times if I’m not paying attention.
Alas, no vacation yet, but hopefully we’ll be able to plan something soon. I am taking a mental health day this week, so that’s something.

Lol!! Where’s the fresh vut grass smell from?Is I the RUGGED laundry soap? This may be your best yet Dude.. course I may have missed one or two but.. you nailed it.. (I’d lock the front door with the lowjack thing too.. jus saying.. ginger really is good at the locks.. and we ..I mean yea tou cooked before leaving right?

Way cool, man. The iron is already unplugged. Yes, I did some ironing before we head out to pick up the princess. We took off on the motorcycle once only for me to tell hubby to go back home – I forgot my sunglasses. When we arrived home, I realized I was wearing them. Stupid Ray-Bans.

This is brilliant, I wonder how many in reality do this exact same thing, I know that I have popped out in the car only to return, checking the windows are shut and still trying the door as I leave again, crackers springs to mind here me thinks? 🙂 lmao

You have a fine talent for these poetry offerings Guap and your Friday Foolishness posts are simple awesome, I will be participating in those when I officially return at the end of this month, yes I have been busy, well busy buying a laptop and playing with my new toy but of course there has been a few chapters written also, oh yes I am good at multi tasking you know, a beer in one hand, a chocolate bar in the other, that kind of thing 🙂 Nooooooo seriously I have done a bit, not much but enough me thinks? 🙂 lmao I will be back again soon Guap so be good, or downright bloody naughty, just like me 🙂 lol

Cute post, Guapo! You always get folks talking! I have an award for you, the Shine On Award. http://wp.me/p2jC53-1D5 Please accept it as my gratitude for the pleasure of blogging and babbling with you. 🙂 Marsha 🙂

Completely not me. I so rarely lock the thing it matters not to me. It is certainly not something to turn around to check. Now, to get the things I left on the end table I walked by on my way out the door so I would not forget them? Those are horses of a completely different color.

oh no! I am not alone in asking if I locked the door long after we got to our destination. It’s maddening.

When I was still in Manila, I used to waste my time going back again and again to my apartment (or the office – whenever I worked alone and had to lock the doors) just to check (again and again) if I locked the door. Oh, the many worries and time I wasted.